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    • New content posted -  Added a new edition of Gas News for download. This edition is from July 10th 1979.
    • New content posted - Added new group shot circa 1965 to the Branford Base page in The Gas House section. Thanks to friend of Gastorical John Harmon for sharing this photo.
    • New page & content posted - "Yukon Base" page installed in The Gas House section. Thanks to friend of Gastorical Dave Alonzo for helping us get this base page started. This is the base I hired on at in 1988 so it's of personal significance.
    • New content posted - Added new images "early 1950's era hat with original union pins" to our Southern Counties page in Lest We Forget. Thanks once again to friend of Gastorical Glen Lunzman for letting us photograph and display his treasures here on gastorical.
    • Updated content - "Triggs" page in The Gas House section updated with new information.
    • New content posted - Added a new edition of Southern Counties Gas News for download. This edition is from January - February of 1948.
    • New content posted - Added three new images from the early 1920s to the Southern California Gas Company page in the Lest We Forget section. Thanks to Gas Control and Sam Halstead for these WONDERFUL old images of our vehicles and employees.
    • New content posted - Added a new edition of Southern Counties Gas News for download. Thanks to friend of Gastorical and major contributor Steve Rawski for this edition from September of 1944. We will be seeing many more of these very rare editions from the war era thanks to Steve so stay tuned.
    • New content posted - Added 10 new editions of "Gas News" from 1936 in the Gas News section. This completes the entire years collection for 1936. Many thanks to SKG as always for his contributions to the site.
    • Website update - We are VERY pleased to announce the complete redesign and update to our computer screen wallpaper section. Many of the logos are completely redrawn and accurately time period colorized as well. There is also a brand new selection process to pick just the wallpaper you want as the old section had just 10 choices for each screen type & the new section has a whopping 81 each! It is with great appreciation to the Gastorical Creative Team "in alphabetical order" Tony Cantarini, Joe Carton, & Mike Connors that we announce this new section. Their friendship and creative input has been ever present behind the scenes of Gastorical from the VERY BEGINNING. Please join Lloyd and myself in thanking them for their help and enjoy the new backgrounds.
    • New content posted - Added 6 new images from June of 1961 to the Anaheim Base & HQ page in The Gas House section. Thanks again to friends of Gastorical Don Goldsberry and Eleanor Candler for sharing these.
    • New content posted - Relighting the flame images and information posted to to our Southern Counties page in Lest We Forget. More images, information, and a short video "that we are in!" are soon to follow of this wonderful event that took place at Pico Rivera recently. Of course Gastorical was there getting the word out and preparing to fill you in on all the fun.
    • New content posted - New "Sendout" posted in the Gas News section. This edition is from November 20th 1995.
    • New gallery posted - Thanks to friend of Gastorical and major contributor Gene Robinson for the inspiration to get this gallery of the original Gas Company tower posted. It shows the beginning construction phase from before the original buildings were torn down and then numerous shots from after it was built.
    • New content posted - Added 6 new images to the  La Jolla Base page in The Gas House section. We have friends of Gastorical Don Goldsberry and Eleanor Candler to thank for sharing these "and many more" wonderful shots with us. Shortly we will begin see more of the photos they have shared with us. Trust me, they are a real treat!
    • New page & content posted - "Engineering Analysis Center (EAC)" page  installed in The Gas House section. Thanks to Steve Anderson for sharing the images that got this locations page started on Gastorical.
    • New content posted - Added new image "1923 Long Beach gas bill" to our Southern Counties page in Lest We Forget.
    • Discovery & new content posted - Dates of existence found & updated for both Orange County Gas and Pomona Gas & Electric Light in the Southern Counties Gas area of the Lest We Forget section. Newspaper articles posted for both.
    • New content posted - Added new image "Counties ID badge" to our Southern Counties page in Lest We Forget. Thanks to friend of Gastorical Glen Lunzman for this great find.
    • New content posted - New image added to the "Belvedere Base" page in The Gas House section. Thanks to friend of Gastorical Corrine Arechiga for sharing.
    • New content posted  - Added a new edition of Southern Counties Gas News for download. Thanks to friend of Gastorical  and major contributor Gene Robinson for this edition dated Aug 6th 1963.
    • Website update - All content from the  old "SDG&E Stuff" page have been relocated to the San Diego Gas & Electric page in the "Lest We Forget" section. 
    • New page & content posted  - "Belvedere Base" page finally installed in The Gas House section. Thanks to all who have tried to help get this page on the map but most of all thanks to Dave Perez for bringing us these images and getting the job DONE!
    • New content posted - Added new image "early welders truck" to our Southern Counties page in Lest We Forget. We estimate its date in the early 1930's. UPDATE- Thanks to friend of Gastorical Mary Jean Salcido we now know this is a Ford model AA truck circa 1928 or 1929. This dates the image at around 1930 to 1932
    • Updated content - "Triggs" page in The Gas House section updated with new information. 
    • New content posted  - Added "San Diego Gas & Electric 5 year service award pin" circa 1940's to the SDG&E page in the "Lest We Forget" section.
    • New content posted  - Added a new item "late 1950's era ID badge" to our Southern Counties page in Lest We Forget. Thanks to friend of Gastorical Robert Worthington for this very rare item.
    • Website update - All content from the  old "Counties Stuff" page have been relocated to the Southern Counties Gas page in the "Lest We Forget" section. 
    • New page & content posted - "Spence Street - Gas Control" page installed in The Gas House section. Thanks to friends of Gastorical Sam Halstead and Phil Topinko for the images that got this location rolling.
    • New content posted - Added 5 new images to the "Big Pipe" gallery in the "Past Gas" section. Thanks to friend of Gastorical Sheri Chessman for the images and information about them.
    • Updated content - Downey Base gallery now completely rebuilt to include 16 new images and updated processing throughout. Thanks "once again" to major contributor Bob Zaricor for his help with this project.
    • New page & content posted - "48th Street Base" page installed in The Gas House section.  
    • Website update - Due to much appreciated feedback we have redesigned "The Gas House" directory structure to be strictly alphabetical and done away with the region containers. This should simplify things a bit for everybody "me included".
    • Discovery & new content posted - "Triggs" page installed in The Gas House section. 
    • New content posted  - Added new image to Pasadena Base in The Gas House section. This entry is from 1949 and contains an embedded key to the people in the photo. Click on the image for a larger view then run your cursor over faces to show individual names.
    • New page & content posted - "Juanita" page installed in The Gas House section.
    • Updated Content - The Southern Counties Gas logo from the 1970's  in the Logo page is now completely redrawn and colorized for accuracy of the time period.
    • Updated Content - The Southern California Gas logo from 1953 in the Logo page is now completely redrawn and colorized for accuracy of the time period. Thanks to Bob Zaricor and Brent Feathers for their inspiration on getting this done.
    • New content posted - Added new image to Pasadena Base in The Gas House section.
    • New content posted - Added new image to Alhambra Base in The Gas House section.
    • New content posted - New item added to LAG&E page in Lest We Forget.
    • New content posted - Added new image to Alhambra Base in The Gas House section.
    • Looking forward - Now in the planning stages is a new section about safety in our history named "Safe Passage". Do you have safety related items to share? Now is the time!
    • New content posted - Added images to Pasadena Consolidated & Inglewood Gas in Lest We Forget.
    • New page & content posted - "Beverly Hills Base" page installed in The Gas House section. 
    • General information - The Gastorical Blog Archive can always be found at the top of the menus to the right of every page under the red (START HERE!) banner.